Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Making you and your vehicle safe
→ First aid kit and warning triangle
Additional information and warnings:
- Braking, stopping and parking
- Manual opening and closing
- Vehicle toolkit
- Changing a wheel
WARNING
- Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and when safe to do so. Park the vehicle at a safe distance from moving traffic in order to lock all doors securely in an emergency. Switch on the hazard warning lights to warn other road users.
- Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle when the doors are locked. This may mean that they are locked in the vehicle in an emergency. People locked in the vehicle may be subjected to very high or very low temperatures.
In an emergency
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Making you and your vehicle safe
Fig. 152 In the upper part of the
centre console: button for switching the hazard warning lights on and off
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
Observe any l ...
Other materials:
Checklist
Observe the following information both before and during every journey
to ensure your own safety, and the safety of all passengers and other road users
:
Check that all lights and turn signals are
working properly.
Check the tyre pressure Wheels and tyres
Wheels and tyres Tyres ...
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Indicator lamp
→ Description of the central locking system
→ Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the outside
→ Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside
→ SAFELOCK mechanism
&nb ...
Brake support systems
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The brake support systems ESC, ABS, BAS,
TCS and EDL only function when the engine is running. They make a considerable contribution
to active driving safety.
Electronic stabilisation programme (ESC)
The ESC helps to ...
